JAPAN founded in / affiliated since : 1921 / 1929 area (km2) / population : 378 000 / 126 mln clubs / players : 700 / 3,32 mln participations qualif. / finals : 12 x / 1 x total balance M (W-D-L) GF-GA : 65 (28-16-21) 126-60 previous honours : particip. in finals 1998 qualify to 2002 final date: 31.05.1996 (host) the best all-time scorer : 28 - Kazuyoshi Miura the best 2002 qualif. scorer : ----- current coach : Philippe Troussier (FRA) FIFA Rank. current / best (date): 35 pos. / 9 pos. (III 98) SOUTH KOREA founded in / affiliated since : 1948 / 1954 area (km2) / population : 99 000 / 45,0 mln clubs / players : 54 / 0,52 mln participations qualif. / finals : 13 x / 4 x total balance M (W-D-L) GF-GA : 91 (48-24-19) 170-94 previous honours : 4 x particip. in finals qualify to 2002 final date: 31.05.1996 (host) the best all-time scorer : 9 – Choi Yong-soo and Hwang Seon-hong the best 2002 qualif. scorer : ----- current coach : Guus Hiddink (NED) FIFA Rank. current / best (date): 43 pos. / 17 pos. (XII 98) FRANCE founded in / affiliated since : 1919 / 1904 area (km2) / population : 544 000 / 58,6 mln clubs / players : 19 840 / 2,99 mln participations qualif. / finals : 17 x / 10 x total balance M (W-D-L) GF-GA : 110 (61-16-33) 232-120 previous honours : world champion 1998 qualify to 2002 final date: 12.07.1998 (holder) the best all-time scorer : 17 - Michel Platini the best 2002 qualif. scorer : ----- current coach : Roger Lemerre FIFA Rank. current / best (date): 1 pos. / 1 pos. (XI 01) CAMEROON founded in / affiliated since : 1962 /1962 area (km2) / population : 475 000 / 13,5 mln clubs / players : 720 / 0,10 mln participations qualif. / finals : 10 x / 4 x total balance M (W-D-L) GF-GA : 63 (32-16-15) 94-65 previous honours : quarterfinal 1990 qualify to 2002 final date: 01.07.2001 the best all-time scorer : 13 - Albert Miller (Milla) the best 2002 qualif. scorer : 6 - Patrick Mboma current coach : Winfred Schäfer (GER) FIFA Rank. current / best (date): 38 pos. / 22 pos. (X 93) SOUTH AFRICA founded in / affiliated since : 1991 / 1992 area (km2) / population : 1 226 000 / 41,5 mln clubs / players : 300 / 0,52 mln participations qualif. / finals : 4 x / 1 x total balance M (W-D-L) GF-GA : 23 (15-5-3) 29-16 previous honours : particip. in finals 1998 qualify to 2002 final date: 01.07.2001 the best all-time scorer : 8 - Shaun Thurston Bartlett the best 2002 qualif. scorer : 4 - Shaun Thurston Bartlett current coach : Carlos Queiroz (POR) FIFA Rank. current / best (date): 34 pos. / 16 pos. (VIII 96) TUNISIA founded in / affiliated since : 1956 / 1960 area (km2) / population : 154 000 / 9,2 mln clubs / players : 550 / 0,08 mln participations qualif. / finals : 11 x / 2 x total balance M (W-D-L) GF-GA : 72 (35-19-18) 112-58 previous honours : particip. in finals 1978, 1998 qualify to 2002 final date: 15.07.2001 the best all-time scorer : 9 - Zoubeir Beya the best 2002 qualif. scorer : 6 - Zoubeir Beya current coach : Henri Michel (FRA) FIFA Rank. current / best (date): 28 pos. / 19 pos. (II 98) SENEGAL founded in / affiliated since : 1960 / 1962 area (km2) / population : 197 000 / 8,8 mln clubs / players : 82 / 0,19 mln participations qualif. / finals : 9 x / --- total balance M (W-D-L) GF-GA : 31 (10-9-12) 34-28 previous honours : ----- qualify to 2002 final date: 21.07.2001 the best all-time scorer : 8 - El Hadj Ousseynou Diouf the best 2002 qualif. scorer : 8 - El Hadj Ousseynou Diouf current coach : Bruno Metsu FIFA Rank. current / best (date): 67 pos. / 43 pos. (IX 95) NIGERIA founded in / affiliated since : 1945 / 1959 area (km2) / population : 924 000 / 117,9 mln clubs / players : 370 / 0,58 mln participations qualif. / finals : 11 x / 2 x total balance M (W-D-L) GF-GA : 74 (37-18-19) 123-71 previous honours : 1/8 final 1994, 1998 qualify to 2002 final date: 29.07.2001 the best all-time scorer : 11 - Rashidi Yekini the best 2002 qualif. scorer : 4 - Victor Agali current coach : Amodu Shaibu FIFA Rank. current / best (date): 40 pos. / 5 pos. (IV 94) ARGENTINA founded in / affiliated since : 1893 / 1912 area (km2) / population : 2 780 000 / 35,7 mln clubs / players : 3 000 / 1,51 mln participations qualif. / finals : 16 x / 12 x total balance M (W-D-L) GF-GA : 123 (70-26-27) 229-128 previous honours : world champion 1978, 1986 qualify to 2002 final date: 15.08.2001 the best all-time scorer : 20 - Gabriel Batistuta the best 2002 qualif. scorer : 9 - Hernán Crespo current coach : Marcelo Bielsa FIFA Rank. current / best (date): 2 pos. / 2 pos. (XI 01) POLAND founded in / affiliated since : 1919 / 1923 area (km2) / population : 313 000 / 38, 7 mln clubs / players : 7 760 / 0,99 mln participations qualif. / finals : 15 x / 5 x total balance M (W-D-L) GF-GA : 102 (51-19-32) 175-123 previous honours : III position 1974, 1982 qualify to 2002 final date: 01.09.2001 the best all-time scorer : 15 – Wlodzimierz Lubanski and Grzegorz Lato the best 2002 qualif. scorer : 8 - Emmanuel Olisadebe current coach : Wladyslaw Jerzy Engel FIFA Rank. current / best (date) : 33 pos. / 20 pos. (VIII 93) SWEDEN founded in / affiliated since : 1904 / 1904 area (km2) / population : 450 000 / 8,9 mln clubs / players : 3230 / 0,58 mln participations qualif. / finals : 16 x / 9 x total balance M (W-D-L) GF-GA : 125 (68-23-34) 242-145 previous honours : wicemistrz 1958, III pos. 1994 qualify to 2002 final date: 05.09.2001 the best all-time scorer : 14 - Martin Dahlin the best 2002 qualif. scorer : 8 - Henrik Larsson current coach : Tomas Söderberg FIFA Rank. current / best (date): 16 pos. / 2 pos. (XI 94) SPAIN founded in / affiliated since : 1913 / 1904 area (km2) / population : 505 000 / 39, 6 mln clubs / players : 33 560 / 2,46 mln participations qualif. / finals : 16 x / 10 x total balance M (W-D-L) GF-GA : 117 (66-26-25) 234-108 previous honours : IV position 1950 qualify to 2002 final date: 05.09.2001 the best all-time scorer : 13 - Fernando Hierro the best 2002 qualif. scorer : 4 - Raúl Gonzalez Blanco current coach : Jose Antonio Camacho Alfaro FIFA Rank. current / best (date): 7 pos. / 2 pos. (X 97) COSTA RICA founded in / affiliated since : 1921 / 1921 area (km2) / population : 51 000 / 3,8 mln clubs / players : 130 / 0,07 mln participations qualif. / finals : 14 x / 1 x total balance M (W-D-L) GF-GA : 106 (50-27-29) 176-112 previous honours : 1/8 final 1990 qualify to 2002 final date: 05.09.2001 the best all-time scorer : 13 - Paulo Wanchope the best 2002 qualif. scorer : 10 - Rolando Fonseca current coach : Alexander Guimaraes FIFA Rank. current / best (date): 31 pos. / 29 pos. (X 01) RUSSIA founded in / affiliated since : 1912 / 1912 (1992) area (km2) / population : 17 075 000 / 147,0 mln clubs / players : 17 820 / 3,76 mln participations qualif. / finals : 2 x / 1 x total balance M (W-D-L) GF-GA : 115 (68-22-15) 223-90 previous honours : particip. in finals 1994 qualify to 2002 final date: 06.10.2001 the best all-time scorer : 9 - Vladimir Beschastnykh the best 2002 qualif. scorer : 7 - Vladimir Beschastnykh current coach : Oleg Romancew FIFA Rank. current / best (date): 22 pos. / 5 pos. (VIII 97) ENGLAND founded in / affiliated since : 1863 / 1905 area (km2) / population : 130,4 000 / 47,3 mln clubs / players : 42000 / 3,31 mln participations qualif. / finals : 14 x / 10 x total balance M (W-D-L) GF-GA : 117 (65-31-21) 237-91 previous honours : world champion 1966 qualify to 2002 final date: 06.10.2001 the best all-time scorer : 15 - Gary Winston Lineker the best 2002 qualif. scorer : 6 - Michael Owen current coach : Sven Goran Eriksson (SWE) FIFA Rank. current / best (date): 10 pos. / 4 pos. (XII 97) CROATIA founded in / affiliated since : 1912 / 1992 area (km2) / population : 57 000 / 4,5 mln clubs / players : 1 190 / 0,70 mln participations qualif. / finals : 2 x / 1 x total balance M (W-D-L) GF-GA : 25 (15-7-3) 46-20 previous honours : III position 1998 qualify to 2002 final date: 06.10.2001 the best all-time scorer : 12 - Davor Suker the best 2002 qualif. scorer : 5 - Bosko Balaban current coach : Mirko Jozic FIFA Rank. current / best (date): 19 pos. / 6 pos. (XI 99) PORTUGAL founded in / affiliated since : 1914 / 1923 area (km2) / population : 92 000 / 10 mln clubs / players : 2 530 / 0,29 mln participations qualif. / finals : 16 x / 2 x total balance M (W-D-L) GF-GA : 102 (49-23-30) 171-126 previous honours : III position 1966 qualify to 2002 final date: 06.10.2001 the best all-time scorer : 21 - Eusebio da Silva Ferreira the best 2002 qualif. scorer : 8 - Pedro Pauleta current coach : Antonio Luis Ribeiro de Oliveira FIFA Rank. current / best (date): 4 pos. / 4 pos. (XI 01) DENMARK founded in / affiliated since : 1889 / 1904 area (km2) / population : 43 000 / 5,3 mln clubs / players : 1 000 / 0,40 mln participations qualif. / finals : 11 x / 1 x total balance M (W-D-L) GF-GA : 87 (40-17-30) 149-116 previous honours : 1/8 final 1986 qualify to 2002 final date: 06.10.2001 the best all-time scorer : 16 - Preben Elkjaer Larsen the best 2002 qualif. scorer : 9 - Ebbe Sand current coach : Morten Olsen FIFA Rank. current / best (date): 17 pos. / 3 pos. (VIII 98) ITALY founded in / affiliated since : 1898 / 1905 area (km2) / population : 301 000 / 57,6 mln clubs / players : 16 120 / 4,04 mln participations qualif. / finals : 16 x / 14 x total balance M (W-D-L) GF-GA : 133 (85-30-18) 251-98 previous honours : world champion 1934, 1938, 1982 qualify to 2002 final date: 06.10.2001 the best all-time scorer : 17 - Luigi Riva the best 2002 qualif. scorer : 7 – Filippo Inzaghi current coach : Giovanni Trapattoni FIFA Rank. current / best (date): 6 pos. / 1 pos. (XI 93) CHINA founded in / affiliated since : 1924 / 1934 area (km2) / population : 9 527 000 / 1 221,7 mln clubs / players : 2 350 / 7,24 mln participations qualif. / finals : 7 x / --- total balance M (W-D-L) GF-GA : 68 (45-8-15) 144-49 previous honours : ----- qualify to 2002 final date: 07.10.2001 the best all-time scorer : 10 - Hao Haidong the best 2002 qualif. scorer : 7 - Xie Hui current coach : Velibor Milutinovic (YUG) FIFA Rank. current / best (date): 55 pos. / 37 pos. (XII 98) U.S.A. founded in / affiliated since : 1913 / 1913 area (km2) / population : 9 167 000 / 267,6 mln clubs / players : 1 690 / 17,89 mln participations qualif. / finals : 17 x / 6 x total balance M (W-D-L) GF-GA : 103 (38-25-40) 144-162 previous honours : III position 1930 qualify to 2002 final date : 07.10.2001 the best all-time scorer : 10 - Earnie Stewart the best 2002 qualif. scorer : 8 - Earnie Stewart current coach : Bruce Arena FIFA Rank. current / best (date) : 20 pos. / 11 pos. (V 98) SAUDI ARABIA founded in / affiliated since : 1959 / 1959 area (km2) / population : 2 240 000/ 20,1 mln clubs / players : 153 / 0,12 mln participations qualif. / finals : 7 x / 2 x total balance M (W-D-L) GF-GA : 71 (37-16-18) 131-68 previous honours : 1/8 final 1994 qualify to 2002 final date: 21.10.2001 the best all-time scorer : 14 - Samil Abdullah Al-Jaber the best 2002 qualif. scorer : 11 - Talal Al Meshal current coach : Nasser Al Johar FIFA Rank. current / best (date): 30 pos. / 25 pos. (III 01) ECUADOR founded in / affiliated since : 1925 / 1926 area (km2) / population : 269 000 / 11,9 mln clubs / players : 1 000 / 1,02 mln participations qualif. / finals: 12 x / --- total balance M (W-D-L) GF-GA : 73 (20-18-35) 78-112 previous honours : ----- qualify to 2002 final date: 07.11.2001 the best all-time scorer : 10 - Agustín Delgado the best 2002 qualif. scorer : 9 - Agustín Delgado current coach : Hernan Dario Gomez Jaramillo (COL) FIFA Rank. current / best (date): 37 pos. / 26 pos. (V 98) PARAGUAY founded in / affiliated since : 1906 / 1921 area (km2) / population : 407 000 / 5,1 mln clubs / players : 1100 / 0,72 mln participations qualif. / finals : 15 x / 5 x total balance M (W-D-L) GF-GA : 99 (42-23-34) 137-121 previous honours : 1/8 final 1986, 1998 qualify to 2002 final date: 07.11.2001 the best all-time scorer : 8 - José Saturnino Cardozo the best 2002 qualif. scorer : 6 - José Saturnino Cardozo current coach : Sergio Apraham Markarian (URU) FIFA Rank. current / best (date): 14 pos. / 8 pos. (VII 01) MEXICO founded in / affiliated since : 1927 / 1929 area (km2) / population : 1 958 000 / 94,4 mln clubs / players : 1 500 / 7, 43 mln participations qualif. / finals : 17 x / 11 x total balance M (W-D-L) GF-GA : 142 (74-35-33) 312-151 previous honours : quarterfinal 1970, 1986 qualify to 2002 final date: 10.11.2001 the best all-time scorer : 14 - Carlos Hermosillo Goytortua the best 2002 qualif. scorer : 9 - Cuauhtémoc Blanco Bravo current coach : Javier Aguirre FIFA Rank. current / best (date): 9 pos. / 4 pos. (V 98) BELGIUM founded in / affiliated since : 1895 / 1904 area (km2) / population : 31 000 / 10,2 mln clubs / players : 2 000 / 0,46 mln participations qualif. / finals : 17 x / 10 x total balance M (W-D-L) GF-GA : 125 (63-25-37) 227-156 previous honours : IV position 1986 qualify to 2002 final date: 14.11.2001 the best all-time scorer : 17 - Marc Wilmots the best 2002 qualif. scorer : 8 - Marc Wilmots current coach : Robert Waseige FIFA Rank. current / best (date): 20 pos. / 18 pos. (V 95) GERMANY founded in / affiliated since : 1900 / 1904 area (km2) / population : 358 000 / 82,1 mln clubs / players : 26 700 / 6,27 mln participations qualif. / finals : 15 x / 14 x total balance M (W-D-L) GF-GA : 142 (92-32-18) 349-154 previous honours : world champion 1954, 1974, 1990 qualify to 2002 final date: 14.11.2001 the best all-time scorer : 23 - Gerd Müller the best 2002 qualif. scorer : 6 - Michael Ballack current coach : Rudolf Völler FIFA Rank. current / best (date): 11 pos. / 1 pos. (VI 94) SLOVENIA founded in / affiliated since : 1920 / 1992 area (km2) / population : 20 000 / 2,0 mln clubs / players : 240 / 0,08 mln participations qualif. / finals : 2 x / --- total balance M (W-D-L) GF-GA : 20 (6-7-7) 25-31 previous honours : ----- qualify to 2002 final date: 14.11.2001 the best all-time scorer : 6 - Zlatko Zahovic the best 2002 qualif. scorer : 4 - Zlatko Zahovic current coach : Srecko Katanec (YUG) FIFA Rank. current / best (date): 27 pos. / 26 pos. (X 01) TURKEY founded in / affiliated since : 1923 / 1923 area (km2) / population : 779 000 / 63,8 mln clubs / players : 5 240 / 1,68 mln participations qualif. / finals : 15 x / 1 x total balance M (W-D-L) GF-GA : 87 (28-12-47) 116-153 previous honours : particip. in finals 1954 qualify to 2002 final date: 14.11.2001 the best all-time scorer : 16 - Hakan Sükür the best 2002 qualif. scorer : 5 - Hakan Sükür current coach : Senol Günes FIFA Rank. current / best (date): 23 pos. / 23 pos. (XI 01) BRAZIL founded in / affiliated since : 1914 / 1923 area (km2) / population : 8 512 000 / 163,7 mln clubs / players : 6 000 / 7,0 mln participations qualif. / finals : 17 x / 16 x total balance M (W-D-L) GF-GA : 136 (91-25-20) 304-109 previous honours : world champion 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 qualify to 2002 final date: 14.11.2001 the best all-time scorer : 18 – Edson Arantes de Nascimento (Pele) the best 2002 qualif. scorer : 8 - Romario and Rivaldo current coach : Felipe Scolari FIFA Rank. current / best (date) : 3 pos. / 1 pos. (IV 01) IRELAND founded in / affiliated since : 1921 / 1923 area (km2) / population : 70 000 / 3,7 mln clubs / players : 3 060 / 0,19 mln participations qualif. / finals : 16 x / 2 x total balance M (W-D-L) GF-GA : 107 (40-29-38) 149-134 previous honours : quarterfinal 1990 qualify to 2002 final date: 15.11.2001 the best all-time scorer : 9 – John William Aldridge the best 2002 qualif. scorer : 4 - Roy Keane and Ian Harte current coach : Michael McCarthy FIFA Rank. current / best (date) : 18 pos. / 6 pos. (VIII 93) URUGUAY founded in / affiliated since : 1900 / 1923 area (km2) / population : 175 000 / 3,3 mln clubs / players : 1 100 / 0,20 mln participations qualif. / finals : 15 x / 9 x total balance M (W-D-L) GF-GA : 115 (52-27-36) 160-122 previous honours : world champion 1930, 1950 qualify to 2002 final date: 25.11.2001 *** the best all-time scorer : 9 - Oscar Omar Míguez the best 2002 qualif. scorer : 6 - Darío Silva current coach : Victor Pua Sosa FIFA Rank. current / best (date) : 24 pos. / 14 pos. (V 94)
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